Mount Vernon landlord says city financially destroyed him

8:13 PM,
Sep. 20, 2013

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A landlord whose apartment buildings were padlocked for shoddy housing nearly a decade ago is accusing city officials of financially destroying him.

Neville Douglas is asking the state Supreme Court to extend the deadline for him to file a lawsuit against Mount Vernon and various city officials who he accuses of causing him to lose his rental properties. Douglas, 68, said city officials padlocked eight of his properties in 2004 after he paid more than $618,000 in back taxes and fines on the properties.

"They knew I was going to refinance to pay off the debts," said Douglas, who filed his court ...